The 2024 K League 2, also known as the Hana 1Q K League 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the second division of professional football in South Korea since its establishment in 2013 as the K League Challenge and the seventh season under its current name, the K League 2.
Season | 2024 |
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Dates | 1 March – 9 November 2024 (regular season) 20 November - 1 December 2024 (promotion play-offs) |
Matches played | 222 |
Goals scored | 580 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bruno Rodrigues Mota (Cheonan City FC) (13 goals) |
Highest attendance | 14,866 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0-0 Chungbuk Cheongju (20 July 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 384 Ansan Greeners 0-3 Seoul E-Land (11 May 2024) |
Average attendance | 3,712 |
← 2023 2025 → |
Teams
editTeam changes
editAs the 2023 K League 2 champions, Gimcheon Sangmu were promoted to the 2024 K League 1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings were relegated to the K League 2 for the first time in the club's history.[1]
Promoted from K League 2 | Relegated to K League 2 |
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Locations
editThe following thirteen teams are participating in the 2024 K League 2.[2]
Team | City/Province | Abbreviation |
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Ansan Greeners | Ansan | Ansan |
FC Anyang | Anyang | Anyang |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Bucheon | Bucheon |
Busan IPark | Busan | Busan |
Cheonan City | Cheonan | Cheonan |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Cheongju | Chungbuk Cheongju |
Chungnam Asan | Asan | Chungnam Asan |
Gimpo FC | Gimpo | Gimpo |
Gyeongnam FC | Gyeongnam | Gyeongnam |
Jeonnam Dragons | Jeonnam | Jeonnam |
Seongnam FC | Seongnam | Seongnam |
Seoul E-Land | Seoul | Seoul E |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Suwon | Suwon |
Stadiums
editAnsan Greeners | FC Anyang | Bucheon FC 1995 |
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Ansan Wa~ Stadium | Anyang Stadium | Bucheon Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 17,143 | Capacity: 34,456 |
Busan IPark | Cheonan City | |
Busan Asiad Main Stadium (until June 2024) | Busan Gudeok Stadium (from July 2024) | Cheonan Stadium |
Capacity: 53,769 | Capacity: 12,349 | Capacity: 26,000 |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Chungnam Asan | Gimpo FC |
Cheongju Stadium | Yi Sun-sin Stadium | Gimpo Solteo Football Stadium |
Capacity: 16,280 | Capacity: 19,283 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Gyeongnam FC | Jeonnam Dragons | Seongnam FC |
Changwon Football Center | Gwangyang Stadium | Tancheon Stadium |
Capacity: 15,074 | Capacity: 13,496 | Capacity: 16,146 |
Seoul E-Land | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
Mokdong Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium (until June 2024) | Yongin Mireu Stadium (July to December 2024) |
Capacity: 15,511 | Capacity: 44,031 | Capacity: 37,155 |
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Personnel and sponsoring
editTeam | Manager | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
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Ansan Greeners | Lee Kwan-woo | Government of Ansan | Applerind |
FC Anyang | Ryu Byeong-hoon | Osang Healthcare | V-EXX |
Bucheon FC 1995 | Lee Young-min | Government of Bucheon | Kelme |
Busan IPark | Jo Sung-hwan | HDC Hyundai Development Company | Puma |
Cheonan City | Kim Tae-wan | Government of Cheonan | Puma |
Chungbuk Cheongju | Applerind | ||
Chungnam Asan | Kim Hyun-seok | Haeyu Construction | Mizuno |
Gimpo FC | Ko Jeong-woon | Government of Gimpo | Sunderland of Scotland |
Gyeongnam FC | Nonghyup Bank | Hummel | |
Jeonnam Dragons | Lee Jang-kwan | POSCO | Puma |
Seongnam FC | Jeon Kyung-jun | Government of Seongnam | Umbro |
Seoul E-Land | Kim Do-kyun | NC Department Store | New Balance |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Byun Sung-hwan | Samsung Galaxy S24 | Puma |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Cheonan City | Park Nam-yeol | Sacked | 29 November 2023 [3] | Pre-season | Kim Tae-wan | 18 December 2023 |
FC Anyang | Lee Woo-hyung | Stepped Down | 6 December 2023 | Pre-season | Ryu Beong-hoon | 7 December 2023 |
Gyeongnam FC | Seol Ki-hyeon | Contract Expired | 30 November 2023 | Pre-season | Park Dong-hyuk | 5 December 2023 |
Chungnam Asan FC | Park Dong-hyuk | Signed by Gyeongnam FC | 4 December 2023 | Pre-season | Kim Hyun-seok | 1 January 2024 |
Seoul E-Land | Park Choong-kyun | End of Contract | 13 December 2023 | Pre-season | Kim Do-kyun | 14 December 2023 |
Seongnam FC | Lee Ki-hyung | Sacked | 20 March 2024 | 13th | Choi Chul-woo | 21 May 2024 |
Busan IPark | Park Jin-sub | Resigned | 8 July 2024 | 9th | Jo Sung-hwan | 14 July 2024 |
Ansan Greeners | Lim Kwan-sik | Resigned | 10 July 2024 | 13th | Lee Kwan-woo | 11 August 2024 |
Seongnam FC | Choi Chul-woo | Mutual Termination | 6 August 2024 | 12th | Jeon Kyung-jun | 11 September 2024 |
Gyeongnam FC | Park Dong-hyuk | Terminated | 9 September 2024 | 13th | ||
Chungbuk Cheongju | Choi Yun-kyum | Resigned | 2 October 2024 | 10th |
Foreign players
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | FC Anyang | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 61 | Promotion to K League 1 |
2 | Chungnam Asan | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 57 | Qualification for promotion play-offs final round |
3 | Seoul E-Land | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for promotion play-offs second round |
4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 35 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 53 | Qualification for promotion play-offs first round |
5 | Jeonnam Dragons | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 51 | |
6 | Busan IPark | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 50 | |
7 | Gimpo FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 50 | |
8 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 48 | |
9 | Cheonan City | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 43 | |
10 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 40 | |
11 | Ansan Greeners | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 36 | |
12 | Gyeongnam FC | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 32 | |
13 | Seongnam FC | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 24 |
Positions by matchday
edit Leaders, promotion to K League 1
Qualification for promotion play-offs final round
Qualification for promotion play-offs second round
Qualification for promotion play-offs first round
Results
editPromotion play-offs
editThe fourth and fifth-placed teams in the league play against each other in a one-legged tie, played at the home stadium of the fourth-placed team. The winners of this match play against the third-placed team in the second round of the K League 2 play-offs. The winners of the second round, and the league runners-up, play against the tenth and eleventh-placed teams of the K League 1, respectively, in the promotion play-offs. Each of the promotion play-offs is a two-legged tie, with the winners securing the final spots in K League 1 for the 2025 season.[4]
Bracket
editFirst round | Second round | Final 1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3rd place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
Winner of First round | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 4th place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
5 | 5th place of K League 2 | |||||||||||||||
Winner of Second round | ||||||||||||||||
10th place of K League 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Final 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2nd place of K League 2 | ||||||||||||||||
11th place of K League 1 |
First round
edit4th place of 2024 K League 2 | v | 5th place of 2024 K League 2 |
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Second round
edit3rd place of 2024 K League 2 | v | Winner of First round |
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Final round
editTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner of Second round | agg. | 10th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
2nd place of K League 2 | agg. | 11th place of K League 1 | 28 Nov | 1 Dec |
Winner of Second round | v | 10th place of K League 1 |
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10th place of K League 1 | v | Winner of Second round |
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2nd place of K League 2 | v | 11th place of K League 1 |
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11th place of K League 1 | v | 2nd place of K League 2 |
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Statistics
editTop goalscorers
editTop assist providers
editRank | Player[5] | Team | Assists |
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1 | Matheus | FC Anyang | 11 |
2 | Juninho Rocha | Chungnam Asan | 8 |
3 | Park Min-seo | Seoul E-Land | 7 |
Rodrigo Bassani | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
Kim Myung-soon | Chungbuk Cheongju | ||
Bruno Lamas | Busan IPark | ||
7 | Jhon Montaño | Jeonnam Dragons Seoul E-Land |
6 |
Kim Seung-ho | Chungnam Asan | ||
Yago | FC Anyang | ||
10 | 13 Players | 5 |
Awards
editWeekly awards
editAttendance
editAttendants who entered with free ticket were not counted.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 171,211 | 14,866 | 4,429 | 10,071 | −14.6%† |
2 | FC Anyang | 81,050 | 12,323 | 2,231 | 4,768 | +57.5% |
3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 66,121 | 7,295 | 1,042 | 3,890 | +87.7% |
4 | Seoul E-Land | 64,180 | 9,123 | 1,537 | 3,775 | +4.4% |
5 | Gyeongnam FC | 63,043 | 7,649 | 1,933 | 3,708 | +12.0% |
6 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 60,577 | 8,604 | 1,602 | 3,563 | +19.4% |
7 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 54,897 | 10,635 | 1,060 | 3,229 | +28.6% |
8 | Busan IPark | 51,532 | 7,191 | 1,350 | 3,031 | −15.5% |
9 | Seongnam FC | 51,494 | 8,252 | 914 | 3,029 | +44.4% |
10 | Gimpo FC | 47,862 | 7,068 | 1,274 | 2,550 | +17.9% |
11 | Chungnam Asan | 44,769 | 10,022 | 1,034 | 2,487 | +12.3% |
12 | Cheonan City | 37,106 | 10,432 | 550 | 2,183 | +88.7% |
13 | Ansan Greeners | 30,062 | 8,264 | 384 | 1,768 | +50.3% |
League total | 823,908 | 14,866 | 384 | 3,711 | +55.1% |
Source: K League
Notes:
† Team played previous season in K League 1.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ulsan repeat as champions, Suwon Samsung suffer relegation in K League for 1st time". The Korea Times. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "기록" [Record]. K League. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ 심경 전한 천안시티 박남열 감독, "박경훈 씨 도덕적 문제 있어. 후배에게 모범적 행동했어야" - 베스트일레븐
- ^ "하나원큐 K리그2 2024 대회요강" [Hana 1Q K League 2 2024 Tournament Summary]. K League. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "K LEAGUE / Record".